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states deems an issue or progress on that issue so imperative for the nation's security or well being, it's appropriate and i don't think -- also it's a message to the american people, i will not allow congress's inability to move and take action to stop us as a country from making progress. >> sometimes you can't just take an executive order administratively you need congressional legislation as you'll need in the next two months to avoid what's called that fiscal cliff. here's the question, how do you negotiate a exri comicompromise with john boehner. >> two points i would stress. we've had an election. i think speaker boehner, as well as the senate majority leader harry reid, they know, since they've all run for office, the american people have spoken. back in '96, we had also a very aggressive campaign between clinton and dole. the election was over. nine months later, a year later, we had a balanced budget agreement that created the children's health insurance program, doubled the size of our national parks and created middle class tax credits for sending their kids to college. t
states deems an issue or progress on that issue so imperative for the nation's security or well being, it's appropriate and i don't think -- also it's a message to the american people, i will not allow congress's inability to move and take action to stop us as a country from making progress. >> sometimes you can't just take an executive order administratively you need congressional legislation as you'll need in the next two months to avoid what's called that fiscal cliff. here's the...
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ambassador to the united nations. all right. we'll continue to watch the breaking news out of the u.n. we'll standby, get more reaction from ramallah on the west bank. palestinians obviously very, very excited by this historic moment. palestine now declared by the united nations general assembly a nonmember observer state of the united nations. we'll take a quick break. when we come back, rick stengel of "time" magazine is standing by just back from cairo where they had an exclusive sit-down with mohamed morsi, the new president of egypt. e mirror, they see more than themselves. so we celebrate our year-end with the "share the love" event. get a great deal on a new subaru and 250 dollars goes to your choice of five charities. by the end of this, our fifth year, our total can reach almost 25 million dollars. it's a nice reflection on us all. now through january 2nd. bp has paid overthe people of bp twenty-threeitment to the gulf. billion dollars to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are op
ambassador to the united nations. all right. we'll continue to watch the breaking news out of the u.n. we'll standby, get more reaction from ramallah on the west bank. palestinians obviously very, very excited by this historic moment. palestine now declared by the united nations general assembly a nonmember observer state of the united nations. we'll take a quick break. when we come back, rick stengel of "time" magazine is standing by just back from cairo where they had an exclusive...
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it is the second night of the democratic national convention here in charlotte. i am down on the convention floor. the republican vice presidential nominee, paul ryan, meanwhile, has been speaking to our own piers morgan. says one of the president's claims is, quote, he says defies logic. piers stands by to join us. >>> and gearing up for tonight's headliner, former president bill clinton. you'll see his speech on cnn later this evening. all energy development comes with some risk, but proven technologies allow natural gas producers to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and protect land - by reducing our footprint and respecting wildlife. america's natural gas... domestic, abundant, clean energy to power our lives... that's smarter power today. domestic, abundant, clean energy to power our lives... ♪ [ acou[ barks ]ar: slow ] ♪ [ upbeat ] [ bar
it is the second night of the democratic national convention here in charlotte. i am down on the convention floor. the republican vice presidential nominee, paul ryan, meanwhile, has been speaking to our own piers morgan. says one of the president's claims is, quote, he says defies logic. piers stands by to join us. >>> and gearing up for tonight's headliner, former president bill clinton. you'll see his speech on cnn later this evening. all energy development comes with some risk, but...
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ambassador to the united nati s nations. susan rice has been under republican fire for weeks on the attack at the u.s. consulate in benghazi. now questions are being raised about one of her investments and a possible conflict should she be tapped to replace hillary clinton. mar mary snowe has more. >> reporter: this is about the link to the oil pipeline environmentalists have been fighting. the next secretary of state will be facing key decisions about it. the latest controversy surrounding ambassador susan rice involves a major investment in the company that wants to build a controversial keystone xl pipeline. rice owns between $3,000 and $600,000 of stock in transcanada according to her own financial disclosure forms. the pipeline would connect the tar sans oil development in canada to the u.s. gulf coast. any decision on it would fall under her jurisdiction. >> we need for the next secretary of state to be completely unburdened on any interest that could present the conflict or appearance of a conflict. >> reporter: bob d
ambassador to the united nati s nations. susan rice has been under republican fire for weeks on the attack at the u.s. consulate in benghazi. now questions are being raised about one of her investments and a possible conflict should she be tapped to replace hillary clinton. mar mary snowe has more. >> reporter: this is about the link to the oil pipeline environmentalists have been fighting. the next secretary of state will be facing key decisions about it. the latest controversy...
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nations, who don't want any united nations treaty. and so they gave them a reason to be able to say this is why i'm voting against it. we're going to come back with the hearings next year, again that will show people exactly what the facts are. we'll have all the witnesses in. i think it can be december positive. and ultimately, i would be prepared to put into the treaty language of the resolution of ratification language that can make it more clear than it is today if that will satisfy them. >> the other argument that some of these republicans were making at least to me privately over the past few days, when i was beginning to get interested in this treaty was that they wanted to make a statement that they just don't like, as you say -- they actually hate the united nations, and this was a way to send that message around the world. what do you say to that? >> well, there's some who feel that way. and i think it's a tragedy because despite some of the faults of the u.n. and some of the problems that there are in terms of bureaucracy i
nations, who don't want any united nations treaty. and so they gave them a reason to be able to say this is why i'm voting against it. we're going to come back with the hearings next year, again that will show people exactly what the facts are. we'll have all the witnesses in. i think it can be december positive. and ultimately, i would be prepared to put into the treaty language of the resolution of ratification language that can make it more clear than it is today if that will satisfy them....
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other western or other nation is going to want to see materialize. given just how volatile the region already is. as long as the battle takes place. as long as the extreme fighters are the ones willing to take up arms in some cases bringing in significant amounts of money with them. that is all the opposition has to turn to. they are trying to control these groups. but they will admit they're very frustrated and disgruntled by this. these various students do not follow the rebel chain of command. they're not necessarily following orders by the syrian army. they may be trying to reign them in, they're growing more powerful by the day. >> stay safe arwa, thank you very much. she's doing an amazing job for all of us. >>> the looming fiscal cliff could force politicians to make some tough decisions. one of the hardest could involve a popular tax break enjoyed by millions of americans, we have details just ahead. stay with us in the situation room. two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars
other western or other nation is going to want to see materialize. given just how volatile the region already is. as long as the battle takes place. as long as the extreme fighters are the ones willing to take up arms in some cases bringing in significant amounts of money with them. that is all the opposition has to turn to. they are trying to control these groups. but they will admit they're very frustrated and disgruntled by this. these various students do not follow the rebel chain of...
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nations. that is on a front to all of us, it's on a front to our constitution and not the way we're supposed to use military action around the world. >> and you're fearful that the obama administration is about to undertake some sort of military action in syria? is that your concern? >> well, last week it was announced the pentagon has the plans made. a month ago they said they didn't have them. last week they said the plans have been ready for military action in syria. the neo conservatives are gleeful and delighted because that's what they've been agit e agitating for. >> i want you to hold on for a minute, congress. we'll take a quick break. much more with congressman ron paul right after this. you back. but thed unless you ask, "what's next?" introducing the all-new rx f sport. this is the pursuit of perfection. in here, great food demands a great presentation. so at&t showed corporate caterers how to better collaborate by using a mobile solution, in a whole new way. using real-time photo
nations. that is on a front to all of us, it's on a front to our constitution and not the way we're supposed to use military action around the world. >> and you're fearful that the obama administration is about to undertake some sort of military action in syria? is that your concern? >> well, last week it was announced the pentagon has the plans made. a month ago they said they didn't have them. last week they said the plans have been ready for military action in syria. the neo...
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., russia, the european union and the united nations. prime minister, thanks, as usual, for joining us. >> thank you, wolf. >> good to see you the other day in jerusalem. let's talk about what's happening in the middle east right now. the u.s., the obama administration, nato now obviously very concerned about the regime of president assad potentially using chemical weapons, poison gas against its own people. here's the question, what is the difference killing civilians in syria with bombs from jet fighters or attack helicopters as opposed to using say poison gas or chemical warfare? >> that's a good question. in one sense in moral terms, there is no difference and almost 40,000 people have died in syria already. but i think the use of chemical weapons and poison gas, i think the fatalities would be very much greater. and it does cross a line. these aren't judgments that you can make in any scientific way. but i think what your administration, the international community is signaling to president assad, if you cross that line, there will
., russia, the european union and the united nations. prime minister, thanks, as usual, for joining us. >> thank you, wolf. >> good to see you the other day in jerusalem. let's talk about what's happening in the middle east right now. the u.s., the obama administration, nato now obviously very concerned about the regime of president assad potentially using chemical weapons, poison gas against its own people. here's the question, what is the difference killing civilians in syria with...
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our chief national correspondent john king is with us once again. you know, before we get to -- it is pretty shocking that in the united states of america people have to wait three, four, five hours just to vote. i mean, that is a shocking situation. >> let's hope -- the president said it as an aside but sounds like he meant it. this shouldn't be an issue whether you're democrat, republican, independent, in washington as a governor, this is the most sacred right we have and they need to figure out do we need more polling places, locations. >> especially on a tuesday. people work on tuesdays, most people who have jobs. takes a lot of time. >> more than a third of americans voted yesterday voted early. some states are generous in how they do that. colorado among them. ohio had some issues. other states like a big state of pennsylvania doesn't allow early voting. more early voting will make shorter lines on election day. >> yeah. pretty outrageous. tell us what's going on in florida. >> it's interesting. you mentioned that's why it was so hard last nig
our chief national correspondent john king is with us once again. you know, before we get to -- it is pretty shocking that in the united states of america people have to wait three, four, five hours just to vote. i mean, that is a shocking situation. >> let's hope -- the president said it as an aside but sounds like he meant it. this shouldn't be an issue whether you're democrat, republican, independent, in washington as a governor, this is the most sacred right we have and they need to...
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. >>> the top human rights official for the united nations today condemned the mass killings, the torture, the rape which he says have become the norm in syria's civil war. opposition groups report at least another 102 deaths today. they're also accusing the government of a horrifying new tactic. cnn's mohammed jamjoom is monitoring the crisis from b.a.r.t. in lebanon. he what's the latest, mohammed? >> reporter: opposition activists have told us the syrian regime is resorting to using a new and crude type of improvised explosive device. activists say the regime is using something they're calling barrel bombs. we've seen amateur video online purporting to show some of these unexploded ordinates. activists are saying the regime has been putting tnt, nails, sometimes skewers as well as fuel in barrels and then dropping these barrels from aircraft over different parts of syria. we've also seen amateur video we can't independently verify. but amateur video showing these barrels dropped from aircraft hovering over parts of syria. and some video emerged yesterday from a district in aleppo purpo
. >>> the top human rights official for the united nations today condemned the mass killings, the torture, the rape which he says have become the norm in syria's civil war. opposition groups report at least another 102 deaths today. they're also accusing the government of a horrifying new tactic. cnn's mohammed jamjoom is monitoring the crisis from b.a.r.t. in lebanon. he what's the latest, mohammed? >> reporter: opposition activists have told us the syrian regime is resorting to...
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nations. the white house is pushing back saying the president and prime minister simply won't be in new york at the same time this month to address the u.n. but this is just the tip of the icebe iceberg. in a much bigger disagreement right now over iran's suspected quest for nuclear weapons. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr is joining us now with that part of the story. what's the latest on this really sensitive matter, barbara? >> reporter: wolf, the bickering is out in the open. israel two months from election day wants to see action from the united states, the obama administration, the white house has a very different view. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is turning up the heat on the obama administration's plans for dealing with iran's program to make a nuclear bomb. >> the world tells israel, wait, there's still time. and i say, wait for what? wait until when? >> reporter: israel wants the u.s. to commit to a so-called redline with iran. if iran steps over it, they face
nations. the white house is pushing back saying the president and prime minister simply won't be in new york at the same time this month to address the u.n. but this is just the tip of the icebe iceberg. in a much bigger disagreement right now over iran's suspected quest for nuclear weapons. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr is joining us now with that part of the story. what's the latest on this really sensitive matter, barbara? >> reporter: wolf, the bickering is out in the open....
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ambassador to the united nations susan rice. and she was totally outraged. >> ir reprehensible and immoral. they have three times now made the very harsh and cold decision to back assad to the bitter end at the expense of the syrian people and at the expense of regional peace and security. >> the full interview with ambassador re airs here in "the situation room" in our next hour. but let's get the latest on what's going on in syria right now. cnn's ivan watson is out there on the turkish/syrian border. iran, much has been made about the syrian president bashar al assad possibly going into hiding. what do we know? >> reporter: well, he's certainly got to be concerned about his security after three of his top security officials were all killed in a bombing yesterday including his brother-in-law. he was seen on syrian state tv swearing in his new defense minister, replacing the one just killed yesterday. we don't know exactly where the syrian president is right now, but this is a very secretive regime. in the meantime, the syrian
ambassador to the united nations susan rice. and she was totally outraged. >> ir reprehensible and immoral. they have three times now made the very harsh and cold decision to back assad to the bitter end at the expense of the syrian people and at the expense of regional peace and security. >> the full interview with ambassador re airs here in "the situation room" in our next hour. but let's get the latest on what's going on in syria right now. cnn's ivan watson is out...
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the campaign intended to overthrow the government is being condemned by the united nations. civilians are fleeing as the rebels move towards the next potential battleground. regional leaders will meet in uganda tomorrow and relief warning of a growing humanitarian crisis. signs wall street is encouraged by black friday shopping trends. the dow, s&p and nasdaq all closing up more than 1% in an abbreviated post thanksgiving trading day, it is fifth straight day of gains for the stock market. and the first time since election day the dow closed above 13,000. black friday started early for a number of leading retailers who opened their doors to shoppers last night. and you are looking at the hall from a massive drug bust. in kentucky police say a garage was stacked to the ceiling with trash bags filled with thousands of pounds of marijuana worth more than $2.5 million. authorities also seized more than $1 million in cash. four illegal immigrants are under arrest and police say the suspects have ties to a notorious mexican drug cartel. and the official white house christmas tree
the campaign intended to overthrow the government is being condemned by the united nations. civilians are fleeing as the rebels move towards the next potential battleground. regional leaders will meet in uganda tomorrow and relief warning of a growing humanitarian crisis. signs wall street is encouraged by black friday shopping trends. the dow, s&p and nasdaq all closing up more than 1% in an abbreviated post thanksgiving trading day, it is fifth straight day of gains for the stock market....
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the factions have united as the national coalition forces of the syrian revolution with a common goal of ousting the president, bashar al assad. arwa damon is in beirut with details. what's the latest you're hearing over there, arwa? >> reporter: well, they're most certainly beginning to get critical international recognition. if we take a look at the leadership of this new coalition at its head, a sunni former imam known to be very moderate, preaching a message of unity. one of his deputies, a prominent damascus businessman who is very instrumental in bringing these various groups together, and a woman who is very known for advocacy of women's rights. and perhaps most important is that all three of these individuals leading this coalition have street credibility inside syria. all three were detained during this current uprising at some point in time. and all are well-known opposition figures. but this is still at this point just a very first step towards really building a unified coalition that the international community, the united states is comfortable dealing with, is comfortable
the factions have united as the national coalition forces of the syrian revolution with a common goal of ousting the president, bashar al assad. arwa damon is in beirut with details. what's the latest you're hearing over there, arwa? >> reporter: well, they're most certainly beginning to get critical international recognition. if we take a look at the leadership of this new coalition at its head, a sunni former imam known to be very moderate, preaching a message of unity. one of his...
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with united nations now reporting the humanitarian crisis affects an estimated 2 million people at the heart of the fighting, the country's largest city, aleppo. this past week, cnn's senior international correspondent, ben wedeman, took a death-defying drive inside. >> reporter: we made it. we left our safe house at 11:00 in the morning. it's ten minutes past 10:00 at night, and we finally made it to aleppo. >> all right. we're now going in the direction of salahadine where all the fighting is taking place. we're going to go to a neighborhood adjacent to salahadine. there we'll get out and make our way slowly and cautiously towards salahadine, which the rebels say they've largely retaken. but if you have to take everything they say -- everyone says, with a great big sack of salt. [ gulps ] [ speaking foreign language ] he's saying at the intersection, go faster. okay, we're going through an intersection where he says to drive fast, so, time to get on the gear. [ speaking foreign language ] >> just put your foot down, mate. >> so we're just going through this intersection. >> keep goin
with united nations now reporting the humanitarian crisis affects an estimated 2 million people at the heart of the fighting, the country's largest city, aleppo. this past week, cnn's senior international correspondent, ben wedeman, took a death-defying drive inside. >> reporter: we made it. we left our safe house at 11:00 in the morning. it's ten minutes past 10:00 at night, and we finally made it to aleppo. >> all right. we're now going in the direction of salahadine where all the...
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states ambassador to the united nations, five days after this kept insisting it was a result of the film as opposed to a carefully plotted terror attack. >> i would not say there was a plausible explanation. the state department, what the whole administration keeps maintaining is this is the best information they had at the time. no one from the state department said that. the day after the attack, they were telling me this was not a protest, this was a planned military style assault. and the night before, last night, we were talking with senior state department officials. i think there was a little butt covering going on, but i don't think the state department never said that. >> this is one of the more fiery hearings that i have watched in awhile, and it went on for hours, really. did it break any new ground? >> i fortunately, i think this political grand standing on both sides now detracted from the fact that there were interesting things that came out, the security officer said he repeatedly sent letters to the state department, he asked for additional help and man pour, and it
states ambassador to the united nations, five days after this kept insisting it was a result of the film as opposed to a carefully plotted terror attack. >> i would not say there was a plausible explanation. the state department, what the whole administration keeps maintaining is this is the best information they had at the time. no one from the state department said that. the day after the attack, they were telling me this was not a protest, this was a planned military style assault. and...
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let's dig deeper with former ambassador to the united nations, bill richardson. i traveled with him to north korea exactly two years ago. ambassador, you have been to north korea a few times. what's the motive here, what are the north koreans trying to achieve? >> well, anybody that speaks with certainty about north korea totally unpredictable state, here are three scenarios that i potentially see. one, the new leader, kim jong-un wants to send a message domestically that he presides over a powerful military and space operation. secondly, that that space launch failed and this one will not. another reason might be the presidential elections in south korea, which are december 19th. maybe they want to influence or disrupt them. the third is the traditional north korea action to get attention. here we are. we've been out of the headlines, middle east, gaza, rockets there, we're back. and this is what we're capable of doing. those are the three potential reasons that i see. one most likely being kim jun jung-il. he wants to show his people that he governs a powerful
let's dig deeper with former ambassador to the united nations, bill richardson. i traveled with him to north korea exactly two years ago. ambassador, you have been to north korea a few times. what's the motive here, what are the north koreans trying to achieve? >> well, anybody that speaks with certainty about north korea totally unpredictable state, here are three scenarios that i potentially see. one, the new leader, kim jong-un wants to send a message domestically that he presides over...
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nations recently, and he literally drew a red line as far as iran and its nuclear program is concerned. here's the question. is there any daylight between you and the prime minister? >> there's no daylight between the united states and israel. we have coincidental interests. we share values, and we're both absolutely committed to preventing iran from having a nuclear weapon. my own test is that iran should not have the capability of producing a nuclear weapon. i think that's the same test that benjamin netanyahu would also apply. i can't speak for the president in this regard, but i think that there has to be a recognition that there are boundaries that the iranians may not cross. let's also recognize that we have a long way to go before military action may be necessary. and hopefully it's never necessary. hopefully, through extremely tight sanctions, as well as diplomatic action, we can prevent iran from taking a course, which would lead to them crossing that line. >> prime minister netanyahu spoke of the spring or summer as some sort of deadline. if israel were to launch a military s
nations recently, and he literally drew a red line as far as iran and its nuclear program is concerned. here's the question. is there any daylight between you and the prime minister? >> there's no daylight between the united states and israel. we have coincidental interests. we share values, and we're both absolutely committed to preventing iran from having a nuclear weapon. my own test is that iran should not have the capability of producing a nuclear weapon. i think that's the same test...
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ambassador to the united nations to resign. that's peter king, the chairman of the house homeland security committee. it all started when susan rice made remarks five days after those attacks. listen here. >> there was a hateful video that was disseminated on the internet. it had nothing to do with the united states government and it's one that we find disgusting and reprehencible. offensive to many, many people around the world. that sparked violence in various parts of the world including against western facilities including our embassies and consulates. >> the obama administration eventually labeled the attack on that consulate in libya terrorism. the chairman of the house homeland security committee peter king thinks there should be consequences to rice's original comments that you heard right there. here's what he said to wolf in "the situation room" friday. >> to rule out terrorism, to say it was not terrorism at that time was, to me, a terrible mistake to make whether it was done intentionally or unintentionally and i be
ambassador to the united nations to resign. that's peter king, the chairman of the house homeland security committee. it all started when susan rice made remarks five days after those attacks. listen here. >> there was a hateful video that was disseminated on the internet. it had nothing to do with the united states government and it's one that we find disgusting and reprehencible. offensive to many, many people around the world. that sparked violence in various parts of the world...
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ambassador to the united nations. she doesn't have to go through confirmation like that again. >> they have tried to tarnish her reputation. i knew her father. she's a hardworking and vd good person. >> how would you feel if for some reason, tom donolan moves on to something else and there's rumors he might want to do something else, the president names susan rice as his national security adviser? she doesn't need senate confirmation for that? >> look, i hope he will find a place for her at the table because she deserves to have a seat at the table. >> donna, not missing words. >> and i came in today. i wasn't supposed to but i came in. >> thank you. very proud of you. >> proud of you, david. >> very proud of susan rice. >> she's a very good lady. guys, thanks very much. >>> we're going to continue the breaking news. much more right after this. 315 horsepower. what's that in reindeer-power? [ laughs ] [ pencil scratches ] [ male announcer ] chevy's giving more. get the best offer of the year -- 0% apr financing for 60
ambassador to the united nations. she doesn't have to go through confirmation like that again. >> they have tried to tarnish her reputation. i knew her father. she's a hardworking and vd good person. >> how would you feel if for some reason, tom donolan moves on to something else and there's rumors he might want to do something else, the president names susan rice as his national security adviser? she doesn't need senate confirmation for that? >> look, i hope he will find a...
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>> if it's important, why turn it over to united nations? >> senator kerry says they're not turning it over. the united nations is just the body that's going to help other countries do what we are doing here in united states. >> wolf, if that were true, we don't need a legally binding treaty. we can work as an international community to spread our ideas abroad. but america has set the standard for our treatment of the disabled in creating opportunities and removing obstacles -- >> even senator mccain and senator dole, you say they are wrong. >> they are wrong because the united nations cannot take an issue of that importance and carry it effectively around the world. this is the group that wants to make palestine a state, they're the group that wants to regulate the internet. wolf, if you look behind the scenes of the united nations, this is not something we want to turn over the rights and opportunities for the disabled. >> so it's more of an expression of your disdain for the united nations than it was necessarily the merits of the treaty?
>> if it's important, why turn it over to united nations? >> senator kerry says they're not turning it over. the united nations is just the body that's going to help other countries do what we are doing here in united states. >> wolf, if that were true, we don't need a legally binding treaty. we can work as an international community to spread our ideas abroad. but america has set the standard for our treatment of the disabled in creating opportunities and removing obstacles...
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we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in tampa. you're in "the situation room." ♪ ♪ >> we're here at the republican national convention in tampa where tonight it's all about mitt romney. the convention has been energized by republican stars like the new jersey governor chris christie and romney's running mate paul ryan. ryan will join me live this hour here in "the situation room," we'll hear more from some of the other stars tonight including the former house speaker newt gingrich, the former florida governor jeb bush and senator marco rubio of florida. plus the wraps have been taken off a mystery guest as they're calling him, hollywood star clint eastwood will be here, but it's mitt romney who will still have to shine brightest on this night. it's the biggest speech of his life. he'll need to show millions of voters around the united states just who he is and why he should be the one to leave the united states over the next four years. certainly will be an exciting, historic night here in tampa. so
we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in tampa. you're in "the situation room." ♪ ♪ >> we're here at the republican national convention in tampa where tonight it's all about mitt romney. the convention has been energized by republican stars like the new jersey governor chris christie and romney's running mate paul ryan. ryan will join me live this hour here in "the situation room," we'll hear more from some of...
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nations. let's bring in richard roth for more. richard, what does this resignation mean for u.n. peace efforts in syria quite simply? >> they didn't seem to be going anywhere with kofi annan, the peace prize winner. the french ambassador and annan reminded people that there was a striking youthlessness of the security council and added more criticism at the geneva press conference. >> at a time when we need, when the syrian people desperately need action, there continues to be finger pointing and name calling in the security council. >> annan said he expected more from putin and obama from moscow to washington. the white house saying russia and china are at fault. those two countries vetoed resolutions at the security council, would have put more pressure on president assad. sadness at the security council? not so. they're looking for someone to take his place, the u.n. seemed to be sidelined more on the syria crisis. >> that begs the question with annan out and everyone said if he couldn't do
nations. let's bring in richard roth for more. richard, what does this resignation mean for u.n. peace efforts in syria quite simply? >> they didn't seem to be going anywhere with kofi annan, the peace prize winner. the french ambassador and annan reminded people that there was a striking youthlessness of the security council and added more criticism at the geneva press conference. >> at a time when we need, when the syrian people desperately need action, there continues to be...
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ambassador to the united nations. she spent a second day meeting with senators trying to explain some of her inaccurate comments she made after the september 11th terrorist attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. cnn's senior congressional correspondent dana bash is joining us now from capitol hill with the very latest. what happened today, dana? >> reporter: wolf, it was one thing for susan rice to be criticized harshly yesterday by the three republicans she met with because they had been among her harshest critics, senators graham and mccain. today's meeting was different because she met with a republican who was among the remaining centerist republicans in the senate -- one of the most likely to throw susan rice a lifeline. it didn't happen. >> i continue to be troubled by the fact that the u.n. ambassador decided to play what was essentially a political role at the height of a contentious presidential election campaign. >> reporter: after meeting with rice for more than an hour, collins emerged questionin
ambassador to the united nations. she spent a second day meeting with senators trying to explain some of her inaccurate comments she made after the september 11th terrorist attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. cnn's senior congressional correspondent dana bash is joining us now from capitol hill with the very latest. what happened today, dana? >> reporter: wolf, it was one thing for susan rice to be criticized harshly yesterday by the three republicans she met with because...
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addresses the united nations tomorrow. but he's also made some time in his very busy schedule to tape an appearance on "the view." not necessarily everyone is all that happy about that. let's bring in our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin. give us a little background here. >> reporter: hi, wolf. not everyone is happy because he's not taking any sitdown meetings with other heads of state, including with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the two leaders aren't even in new york city at the same time. the president is making this one a very quick trip before he hits the campaign trail again. heading into a big week, president obama was asked if he's under pressure from israel's prime minister to step up his efforts against iran. he told cbs -- >> i am going to block out any noise that's out there. >> reporter: the romney campaign bounced, accusing the president of a chronic disregard for the security of israel. and he's taking heat for this, too. the president arrived in new york a day ahead of his big s
addresses the united nations tomorrow. but he's also made some time in his very busy schedule to tape an appearance on "the view." not necessarily everyone is all that happy about that. let's bring in our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin. give us a little background here. >> reporter: hi, wolf. not everyone is happy because he's not taking any sitdown meetings with other heads of state, including with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the two leaders...
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. >>> a united nations investigator says islamic fundamentalist fighters with their own agenda is among the more alarming trends in syria's civil war. cnn international correspondent nic robertson found that constant danger has become a way of life. >> reporter: driving back into damascus after an absence of eight months. clouds of black smoke signal conflict is closing in on syria's capital. but first impressions are deception. all appears fran quill. no one flinches when artillery fire explodes nearby. supplies are plenty. we've tried talking to several storekeepers here. but they all tell us they're too afraid to talk on camera, worried about what the government might say, worried about what the rebels might do to them. they all tell us despite the abundance of people here, business is down. when i ask them about the shelling that we can hear in the background, they tell me they're worried, afraid. afraid because they think the war is getting closer. and they are right. ten minutes' drive away, destruction where government forces chase the free syrian army. on many days, the death to
. >>> a united nations investigator says islamic fundamentalist fighters with their own agenda is among the more alarming trends in syria's civil war. cnn international correspondent nic robertson found that constant danger has become a way of life. >> reporter: driving back into damascus after an absence of eight months. clouds of black smoke signal conflict is closing in on syria's capital. but first impressions are deception. all appears fran quill. no one flinches when...
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nations that the united nations u united states will do what we must to stop iran from ie quiring a nuclear weapon. if you'd been at the united nations, what would have been your message to the iranians? >> we've heard the president speak 2009, 2010, 2012 each time showing his commitment from keeping iran from going nuclear and iran gets closer and closer every year to having nuclear capability. it's very clear his pollty u sis with iran have not dissuaded them from becoming nuclear in one iota. so the president is not effective in being able to take them on a different course. i would be. >> what would be your message to the iranians? >> words are words. you need to show the kind of action that shows to them we're serious about what we're saying. those kinds of actions and should have included from the very beginning of this administration, crippling sanctions. indicting ahmadinejad for insight for genocide. treat the diplomats the way we treated the diplomats under south after rrica under aparthe >> just the other day you said the president has been trying to fool people with his
nations that the united nations u united states will do what we must to stop iran from ie quiring a nuclear weapon. if you'd been at the united nations, what would have been your message to the iranians? >> we've heard the president speak 2009, 2010, 2012 each time showing his commitment from keeping iran from going nuclear and iran gets closer and closer every year to having nuclear capability. it's very clear his pollty u sis with iran have not dissuaded them from becoming nuclear in...
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republican, i'm for low taxes, strong national defense and so on. i don't think it's been a particularly creative campaign overall. but i think he's fairly successfully sort of presided over the different factions, kept they will nullified, maybe except during the floor fights going on right now. and also, i mean, look, you're running against an incumbent who republicans don't like very much. and the party is at the very least united around the idea of beating barack obama. so i think the media narrative of fractures is probably a little overstated this week. >> what i see is this is the tea party's triumph. certainly romney's doing a good job of trying to preside over it. but let's give the tea party it's due at once. three years ago we were laughing at these guys who are these nut cases disrupting these things -- >> speak for yourself. >> right. but you had a big chunk of america saying who are these nut cases disrupting town hall meetings? they're going to be a flash in the pan. three years later they have effectively taken over a major american
republican, i'm for low taxes, strong national defense and so on. i don't think it's been a particularly creative campaign overall. but i think he's fairly successfully sort of presided over the different factions, kept they will nullified, maybe except during the floor fights going on right now. and also, i mean, look, you're running against an incumbent who republicans don't like very much. and the party is at the very least united around the idea of beating barack obama. so i think the media...
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mom nicky came to the united states when she was 8 from the former soviet union. she says the early memories in the united states helped shape her current views. she believes passion naately inr rights and freedoms. if politicians want to know about the women's vote, they can stop by and ask her. >> we care about the same issues as men care about. we don't want to be targeted as some kind of special interest group. we are not. we are people. we are americans. we are people trying to make a living and trying to support our families. that's no different from any man. >> she's followed and blogged about the democratic and republican national conventions. what would it take to get your vote? >> for each of them to put forth a balanced budget that cuts spending, that reduces our debt, that reduces our deficit, and that puts our country on a secure economic footing. without that, it's just more talk. >> women matter. they may be what puts president obama over the top. 54% of women leaning towards the president. 42% to mitt romney. republicans hope to close the gender ga
mom nicky came to the united states when she was 8 from the former soviet union. she says the early memories in the united states helped shape her current views. she believes passion naately inr rights and freedoms. if politicians want to know about the women's vote, they can stop by and ask her. >> we care about the same issues as men care about. we don't want to be targeted as some kind of special interest group. we are not. we are people. we are americans. we are people trying to make...
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nations. but the president prefers diplomacy over war. war should always be a last resort. i would hope mr. romney would prefer diplomacy and prefer discussions. >> i know u.s. presidents have long said that the united states does not negotiate with terrorists. but as you know, the obama administration, like the bush administration, has included iran as a state sponsor of terror on the state department's terror list. does it make any difference if you negotiate with a terrorist organization, let's say like al qaeda or hezbollah, which is on the terrorist list, or is state sponsor of terrorism? >> well, we don't negotiate with terrorists and we shouldn't negotiate with terrorists. and i think obviously we've been very clear about that through the years. but there are times -- even israel, for instance, who obviously negotiated the release of private shalite when they've had dealing with egypt through some organization or another, there are ways in diplomacy to have back channel and other kinds
nations. but the president prefers diplomacy over war. war should always be a last resort. i would hope mr. romney would prefer diplomacy and prefer discussions. >> i know u.s. presidents have long said that the united states does not negotiate with terrorists. but as you know, the obama administration, like the bush administration, has included iran as a state sponsor of terror on the state department's terror list. does it make any difference if you negotiate with a terrorist...